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Effects of aided AAC input (O'Neill et al., 2018)
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posted on 2018-06-21, 17:26 authored by Tara O’Neill, Janice Light, Lauramarie PopePurpose: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to investigate the effects of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions that included aided AAC input (e.g., aided AAC modeling, aided language modeling, aided language stimulation, augmented input) on communicative outcomes (both comprehension and expression) for individuals with developmental disabilities who use AAC.
Method: A systematic search resulted in the identification of 26 single-case experimental designs (88 participants) and 2 group experimental designs (103 participants). Studies were coded in terms of participants, intervention characteristics, dependent variables, outcomes, and quality of evidence.
Results: AAC interventions that included aided AAC input in isolation, or as part of a multicomponent intervention, were found to be highly effective across participants of various ages, disabilities, and language skills. The interventions typically included aided AAC input in conjunction with expectant delay, direct prompting (e.g., spoken, gestural), contingent responding, and open-ended questions. The interventions were found to be highly effective in supporting both comprehension and expression across the domains of pragmatics, semantics, and morphosyntax. Outcomes related to expression were reported more often than outcomes related to comprehension.
Conclusion: Aided AAC input may reduce input–output asymmetry and enhance expression and comprehension for individuals who use AAC; the evidence suggests that partners should utilize this strategy. Future research is needed to investigate the effects of AAC input (aided and unaided) on long-term language development for individuals who require AAC.
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O'Neill, T., Light, J., & Pope, L. (2018). Effects of interventions that include aided augmentative and alternative communication input on the communication of individuals with complex communication needs: A meta-analysis. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 61, 1743–1765. https://doi.org/10.1044/2018_JSLHR-L-17-0132
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It was supported, in part, by funding from the (a) Penn State AAC Leadership Project, a doctoral training grant funded by U.S. Department of Education Grant H325D110008 (awarded to Tara O’Neill, principal investigator: Janice Light), and (b) Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, funded by Grant 90RE5017 from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation within the Administration for Community Living of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (principal investigators: David Beukelman, Susan Fager, Melanie Fried-Oken, Tom Jakobs, Janice Light, and David McNaughton).
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reviewmeta-analysisaugmentative and alternative communicationaidedinputcommunicationcomplex communication needsAACmodelinglanguage modelingstimulationaugmented inputcommunicative outcomescomprehensionexpressiondevelopmental disabilitiessystematic searchinterventiondisabilitiesexpectant delaydirect promptingspoken promptsgestural promptscontingent respondingopen-ended questionspragmaticssemanticsmorphosyntaxLanguageLinguistic Processes (incl. Speech Production and Comprehension)
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